121 results for “spinal injury”
31y · Male·Blunt force head and neck injury caused by all-terrain vehicle landing on deceas…
…or a fast, potentially dangerous vehicle in a workplace setting. While a helmet may not have prevented his spinal cord dislocation (which alone would have been fatal), appropriate safety protocols should have been mandat…
80y · Male·multiple (spine, chest, pelvic and limb) injuries from single motor vehicle cras…
An 80-year-old man died from multiple injuries sustained in a single-vehicle motor crash when his Toyota Hilux veered left, left the carriageway, and struck a tree head-on. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Low-level alcoho…
42y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to cardiac arrest caused by massive pul…
A 42-year-old man died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to a massive pulmonary embolism. He sustained a tibial fracture in a motor ve…
7y · Female·respiratory failure from severe scoliosis due to Murray Valley encephalitis
…inical course involved progressive respiratory compromise, recurrent aspiration pneumonia, and progressive spinal deformity. The coroner found that the care, supervision and treatment provided to Ruby was appropriate. A …
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the neck
A 25-year-old man was shot and killed during a police pursuit in May 2008 after fleeing a vehicle stop where drugs and a firearm were found. He was pursued on foot through Melbourne streets, entered a car park, fired at …
65y · Male·complications, including pneumonia, of traumatic brain injury
A 65-year-old male prisoner died from complications of severe traumatic brain injury sustained when punched by another prisoner at Hakea Prison. He fell backwards, striking his head, and was …
3y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, possibly secondary t…
Master T, aged 3 years, died from hypoxic brain injury secondary to cardiorespiratory arrest, likely due to aspiration pneumonitis. He had severe congenital abno…
0y · Male·unascertained
…of inflicted injuries in infants despite absence of obvious acute trauma, careful history-taking regarding injury mechanisms, and awareness that subdural haematomas, metaphyseal fractures and oral frenulum injuries in in…
20y · Male·drowning
Brendan Vickery, a 20-year-old, died by drowning in a quarry reservoir after jumping from a cliff. He was an adequate swimmer who appeared fit and well before jumping. After his initial jump, witnesses observed him expre…
24y · Male·Fatal injuries involving the brain, cervical spine and lung sustained in a motor…
A 24-year-old male died in a motor vehicle crash on a rural road in Tasmania. He was driving at 118 kph in a 100 kph zone, had a blood alcohol level of 0.126 g/100ml, was not wearing a seat belt, and was driving with a c…
78y · Female·Blunt force chest injuries from motor vehicle crash, compounded by chronic obstr…
… cachexia, and frailty. She was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital for palliative care and died 3 days post-injury. The coroner found no evidence of drink/drug driving, excessive speed, or seatbelt non-compliance. While d…
66y · Female·Shotgun injury to the neck
Mrs Catherine Thomas, aged 66, was fatally shot by her husband Mr Maurice Thomas in circumstances consistent with intimate partner homicide-suicide. The couple had been married for decades and both experienced declining …
95y · Male·bronchopneumonia in a man who has sustained extensive head injury
…rovoked by a cognitively impaired co-resident with dementia at a nursing home. He sustained extensive head injury including subdural and extradural haematoma and C2 vertebral fracture. Despite conservative management due…
54y · Male·Neck injuries sustained in a fall - fracture of the fifth cervical vertebra (car…
…izures, and prior cervical spine fusion (2001) that rendered his neck rigid and vulnerable to catastrophic injury from minor trauma. Between mid-February and mid-March 2019, Mr Myhill's seizures increased, he experienced…
63y · Male·Sepsis in a man with complicated peripheral vascular disease
Hong Tay, a 63-year-old man with extensive peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and prior amputations, died from sepsis in an aged care facility following a cervical spine fracture sustained in a fall. After conservati…
52y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident
…equiring further comment, noting each factor had well-established connections to impaired driving and poor injury outcomes. This case illustrates how multiple preventable factors compounded to create a fatal outcome.
42y · Male·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (co-driver)
Paul Michael Joseph Flintoft, aged 42, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision while participating as co-driver/navigator in a sanctioned motor vehicle rally at Mount Buller. The vehicle, a 2006 Elfin C…
28y · Male·Multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a single vehicle motorbik…
Joshua Tyrrell, 28, died from multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a motorbike crash on the Brooker Highway. He was riding at excessive speed and faile…
2y · Female·sequelae of blunt force head and spinal cord injuries
DB, aged 2 years 9 months, died from blunt force head and spinal cord injuries inflicted by her mother's boyfriend after DCJ closed its case in August 2015. The coroner fo…
22y · Female·Traumatic brain injuries: diffuse axonal and intracranial haemorrhagic brain inj…
Macy Jayne Edwards, aged 22, died from traumatic brain injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Frankford Road, Tasmania on 28 March 2023. She was driving westbound when her vehicle drifted into the eastbound lan…
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